Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team have asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to let them introduce proof of “inconsistent statements” from former FTX executives – and prosecution witnesses – Gary Wang and Nishad Singh. The defense team...
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will testify in his criminal trial, directly appealing to jurors in his bid to prove he did not commit fraud or conspire to commit fraud at his once-giant cryptocurrency exchange...
The U.K.’s financial watchdog is promising more restrictions on authorized crypto firms if they aren’t careful with ads – including making sure risk warnings are in a legible font. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s presentation in court won’t kick off until later this week, but it’s already clear his defense may hinge on one key witness: himself. You’re reading The SBF Trial, a CoinDesk newsletter bringing...
Coinbase (COIN) has filed a response to the Securities and Exchange (SEC) to get an enforcement action against the exchange dismissed, arguing that the tokens don’t necessarily represent the definition of an investment contract....
Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team has six potential witnesses it may call on when it opens its defense after the prosecution finishes presenting its case this week, the Department of Justice said in a Tuesday...
Friend-to-crypto U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) was the Republican nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives for a single afternoon before reportedly giving up under opposition pressure within his party. House Republicans are...
Even as the U.S. House of Representatives is paralyzed by a Republican leadership drama, U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are still pressing to get crypto legislative through. “I think there’s...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense team has officially named its sole proposed expert witness: PF2 Securities’ Joseph Pimbley. We don’t yet know how many other witnesses we may hear from – and, indeed, whether Bankman-Fried himself...
Binance renewed its push to fend off charges from U.S. commodity regulators on Monday, as the world’s biggest crypto exchange faces increasing heat from enforcers. The exchange says the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...
